✳Bakers percentage

Baker’s Percentage and Dough Hydration

Baker’s percentage expresses each ingredient as a percent of flour weight. Hydration is the water-to-flour ratio, including the appropriate contribution from preferments.

Step-by-step approach

01

Weigh all flours and calculate total flour

02

Express each direct ingredient as a percentage of flour

03

Account for flour and water in a sourdough starter

04

Check target dough weight and yield

05

Scale uniformly while respecting process constraints

Important consideration

A 70%-hydration dough means 70 g water per 100 g flour after accounting for flour and water present in preferments.

Frequently asked questions

Can a recipe use more than one flour?

Yes. Add all flour weights in the denominator of baker’s percentage.

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